Shop Class; Wednesday, Third Period [09/28].

[special_rabbit]

Ohhh, boy, was Amaya feeling glad that they'd moved her class to a late period this semester! That meant she had at least a little more time to sleep last night's whiskey and counteract it with plenty of coffee before she headed in and was half-tempted to do the whole movie day thing. After all, she'd had whole classes about using movies for inspiration before; she could legitimately have it lead up to a project! But she also had genuine lesson plans for this class, and it made sense to shift over a slightly less demanding on to earlier in the semester, anyway.

"Morning, boys," she greeted the class with a...very small nod. "We've been working our way through several different machines that we'll be using throughout the semester, and we've even made some of our own, and today's going to continue on with that. There's just something real satisfying about getting an idea about something, figuring out how it works, then putting it all together and making it do something. But before you can really do that, you've got to really understand machines on a simple, fundamental level, though the six kinds of simple machines that'll help make more complex ones along the line.

"Now, a machine is basically just a mechanical structure that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an intended action, and a simple machine is what you use to change or direct that force and movement, a.k.a. all the little moving parts that make up the big moving machine."

And here, Amaya lifted up the examples of each simple machine that she had on the worktable in front of her as she went through them. "You've got your levers, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and screw. Basic stuff you see every day, but the key to making machines is understanding how to do them right and understanding how to put them all together effectively.

"Which is pretty much what we'll be working on today. You've got full run of the whole shop and the materials available to you to try things and experiment and really get to understand these simple machines and how they work...especially together. If you have questions, of course, I'm here, but I really want you all to just try thing out and really use the class period to get a little creative with these basic elements. See how they work together in combination; find out what works and what doesn't. Try to see if you can put together a way to make all the elements work together in one machine by the end of class. Find out if some materials work better than others. Find out what the limits for pressure and force might be for this machine or that one. And keep all these things in mind for throughout the semester, because it may one day come in handy.

"Sound good? Good! Remember: safety equipment when needed, don't hesitate to ask questions if you got 'em, and let's get to work!"

Beginner's Guide to Heroism, Wednesday - 2nd Period

[needsacatchphrase]

"So we've thought about our catch phrase, but what about the costume," Jane said once the class had arrived. "I got lucky and the outfit came with the hammer."

Changing it to something normal? Work in progress.

"So, let's sketch an outfit to make you feel heroic, okay?"

Capes. Lots of capes.

Getting to Know Earth, Wednesday

[sharp_man]

Hannibal today was not dressed in a wool suit. He was actually dressed down, for him, in a button-up shirt and slacks, and he greeted everyone with a nod.

"I hope that you all had a good weekend, but I am aware that regardless of if you had visitors or not, it can be stressful. Fortunately, Earth offers a variety of ways to relax. Today we will be experiencing one of them.

He waved them through a portal, where they found themselves just outside a storefront.

"Welcome to Purrth. We are in Perth, Australia, so the local language is English. We have tickets to the cafe, and you can also purchase drinks and snacks. You'll have to remove your shoes and any bags, and please be mindful of the rest of the rules." He pointed them out as he slipped his shoes off and sanitized his hands. "Enjoy and relax."

Mechanics of Engineering - Wednesday, 1st Period

[notagoose]

“So I don’t have anything new actually planned for this week,” Goose admitted, since he had been distracted by both Walsh’s visit and not hearing anything definitive on how Ignis was and he was more worried than he wanted to admit.

He had decided to go through his old lesson plans and had found one from the last session that he thought would be an easy one to do again.

“Instead of continuing with simple machines this week, we’re going to be covering an activity I did for class class last semester, so we’re going doing the egg drop challenge and we’re going to be spending the lesson working on making containers for the eggs so we don’t break them,” he explained.

He had still not factored that he should have used hard boiled eggs so hopefully everyone’s challenges were successful otherwise it was going to end up rather messy.